scholarly journals Challenges for Sustainable Communities in Solomon Islands: Food Production, Market Sale and Livelihoods on Savo Island

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nichole Georgeou ◽  
Charles Hawksley
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
Sustainable Communities ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
Community Sustainability ◽  
Agricultural Produce ◽  
Growing Population

This article highlights the challenges of community sustainability in the emerging market economy of Solomon Islands as it grows increasingly reliant on imported foodstuffs. It examines the ways in which Solomon Islanders from neighbouring Savo Island engage with HCM and the opportunities it brings. Using Renzaho and Mellor’s (2010) conceptual framework for analysis of food security assessment we explore the symbiotic relationship that provides food security for those living in and around Honiara city, and income for the mostly subsistence farmers who supply Honiara’s growing population with fresh agricultural produce. Data from five focus groups from three villages on Savo Island reveals the critical importance of income from market sales at the HCM. The article demonstrates the mix of logistical and environmental challenges that confront people when trying to earn money through farming and sales of surplus food.

scholarly journals DETERMINING THE OPTIMUM MATURITY OF MAIZE USING GOOGLENET

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 517-523
Author(s):  
A. Peter
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Image Processing ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Window Of Opportunity ◽  
Agricultural Produce ◽  
Food Shortages ◽  
Growing Population ◽  
Trained Network

Climatic changes, animal and human activities that lead to desertification and deforestation have affected the increase in agricultural produce especially in sub-Sahara Africa. Several efforts have been put in place to reduce these effects. However, that has not fully resolved the problem food shortages due to the growing population in sub-Sahara Africa. The application of image processing and convolutional neural network in the determination of the optimum maturity of SAMMAZ 17 variety of maize plant is being considered to mitigate for the shortage of food production. The optimum maturity is determined by using GoogleNet pre trained network on 3000 samples of maize comb captured using a camera at different maturity stages in a farmland. GoogleNet pre-trained network gave an accuracy of 82.44%. The result obtained showed a 10.44% improvement over an earlier result using Alexnet pre-trained network. The results suggest that when made operational there is a window of opportunity for increase in the production of food in sub-Sahara Africa

scholarly journals Influence of Value Addition to Agricultural Produce and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation to Households Food Security in Murang’a County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Nyawira Ngugi ◽  
Timothy Maitho ◽  
Dorothy Ndunge Kyalo
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
P Value ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Value Addition ◽  
Agricultural Produce

Climate change is real and has created weather patterns that are not only complicated for metrological interpretation but also pose harm to agriculture and food production activities across the globe. The Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Systems helps in promoting good governance in research projects, strengthening accountability of household food resources utilization; facilitating transparency throughout project measurement; promoting understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation process amongst all stakeholders and enable effective utilization of value addition to food management throughout the food pipeline from produce to consumption activities and processes. Since agriculture is the backbone of food production in Kenya, food security is seriously threatened and as indicated in the recent cases of famine in Baringo and Turkana and parts of Central Kenya, it is clear that if not intercepted the situation may develop to a level that is unmanageable and thwart the existence of human beings. The stakeholders need several interventions’ to successfully intervene in elevating the food situation, such as : a) Identify and map areas affected by famine in the region, b) Identify and adapt short term and drought resistant food crops, c) Introduce water fed modern irrigation farming methods to supplement on the rain reliance rain farming which is coupled unpredictable rainfall  shortage in the region, d) To adopt greenhouse farming methods for weather sensitive crops e) Carry out intensive value addition to food produce in order to reduce post-harvest food loses throughout the food process. The result shows significant a positive significant effect moderating influence in model three (R= 0.836a, R2=0.699, F=577.639, P-value<0.05) which is strong and significant, suggesting a moderating effect in value addition on model three after an interaction term is introduced.  The target group for the project are small scale farmers in the semi-arid areas of Murang’a County and the main activities will be the application of modern farming methods.    

Governance for Food Security

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Maurizio Sajeva ◽  
Mark Lemon ◽  
Parminder Singh Sahota
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Central Argument ◽  
Assessment Matrix ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
Growing Population

Food security is one of the greatest challenges that characterises our times. One central argument in related conferences and symposia is the need to increase production for a growing population. However, major international organisations and other research institutions hold instead that food production exceeds current need and the reasons of food insecurity reside more in the complex concurrence and interdependence of poverty, access to food, local economic development and political and socioeconomic circumstances. Governance for sustainability is presented in this article as a process of multidisciplinary and participatory social learning about these interdependences, both general criteria and the context-based practices to which decision-makers are accountable. In order to reflect this approach a ‘GAME' (Governance Assessment Matrix Exercise) methodology and framework is developed to inform more evidence-based and accountable decision making.

scholarly journals Biotecnología y seguridad alimentar en los países en desarrollo.

1999 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
William Roca
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Intensification ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Economic Reality ◽  
Growing Population

<p>El gran desafío para la agricultura en los próximos 20 años, será el de producir suficiente alimento para la población creciente de los países en desarrollo. En principio hay dos posibles rutas hacia la producción de alimentos a niveles que puedan satisfacer la demanda: La expansión de tierras agrícolas y/o la intensificación agrícola. Por lo expuesto, la contribución de la biotecnología en la lucha por la seguridad alimentaria de los países en desarrollo, dependerá en gran medida de la capacidad para integrar la biotecnología a la realidad socioeconómica del país o región. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Biotechnology and food security in developing countries.</strong></p><p>The big challenge for agriculture over the next 20 years will be to produce enough food for the growing population of developing countries. In principle there are two possible routes for food production to levels that can meet the demand: The expansion of agricultural land and / or agricultural intensification. For these reasons, the contribution of biotechnology in the fight for food security in developing countries depend heavily on the ability to integrate biotechnology in the socio-economic reality of the country or region.</p>

RESTRICTIONS OF EXTENSIVE PRODUCTION TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY IN CHINA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Li ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Food Insufficiency ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Agricultural Mechanization

Being over-dependent on imports, China has been faced with the problem of food insufficiency in recent years.This paper, with the adoption of the indicators of agricultural development and relevant models, aims to explore factors affecting food security in China, in particular, technological elements. The findings demonstrate that technology plays a vital role in improving food production. It is recommended to increase the input of science and technology and improve agricultural mechanization.

Phosphorus: Past History and Contributions to the Global Food Supply

2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Past History ◽  
Phosphate Fertilizer ◽  
Global Food ◽  
Global Food Supply

Since its early rudimentary forms, phosphate fertilizer has developed in step with our understanding of successful food production systems. Recognized as essential to life, the responsible use P in agriculture remains key to food security.

Food Security Doctrine – What Has Changed in 2020

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
T.M. Yarkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
Social Bias ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
And Control

This article presents an analysis of the changes that have occurred in one of the most important state documents - the Food Security Doctrine of the Russian Federation. Criticism of this document can be traced in many scientific works: some experts attribute the Doctrine only to a program document, while others expect it to be implement and control, i.e. much more in practice. An assessment of the significance and essence of such a document as the doctrine as a whole made it possible to determine its place both in the system of public administration and the degree of its significance in the regulatory field. Based on the findings, an attempt was made to analyze changes in the new Doctrine of Food Security of the Russian Federation, approved by Decree of the President of Russia No. 20 of 01.21.2020. Structural changes in the new Doctrine are highlighted, as well as a critical assessment of the features of all its main sections. The greatest changes were revealed in the state food security assessment system, and it was also determined that the new version of the Doctrine has a greater social bias. If there are positive changes, some omissions of the most important areas of agri-food policy have been identified, which, despite their absence or insufficient reflection in the Doctrine, can be presented and decided at the level of subsequent documents, but only if the Doctrine in practice will be a fundamental document of public administration and regulatory framework.

Resource Endowments in Emerging Market Countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 097491012110043
Author(s):  
Liu Qingjie
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Fossil Energy ◽  
Consumption Structure ◽  
Strategic Resources ◽  
Emerging Market Countries ◽  
Consumption Reduction ◽  
Per Capita

This article examines the emerging market countries on their national strategic resources—farmland, fresh water, and fossil energy—which are analyzed from the perspectives of distribution, status of development, and existing issues. The study draws the following conclusions: Emerging market countries have abundant farmland resources yet inadequate per capita resources; because of extensive operation on farmland, grain yield is low, which threatens food security; emerging market countries are saliently short in water resources per capita and face imbalances and low productivity over water use, and their agriculture practices are water-intensive; emerging market countries are growing as global centers for production, consumption, and trade of fossil energy, with a long, coal-dominated consumption structure that has a growing momentum, which subjects them to a greater pressure to reduce carbon emissions; and emerging market countries are inefficient in the use of energy, though they have huge potential for energy conservation and consumption reduction.

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